A teenager who told another youth ‘he was in the wrong postcode’ ended up fighting for his life after being stabbed in a Peterborough park, a court has heard.

The 15-year-old received a number of stab wounds to his chest, including one to his lung in the incident in the basketball court at Fulbridge Park at about 3.30pm on Thursday, December 28 last year.

Mark Makundi (18) of Cissbury, Peterborough and a 17-year-old youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, both deny attempted murder and wounding with intent.

Makundi also denies possession of a knife.

The trial at Peterborough Crown Court heard the 17-year-old youth accepted having and using a knife on the 15-year-old - but was likely to suggest he had done so in self defence, as a witness said the 15-year-old also had a knife.

Makundi also admits he was present at the scene when the boy was stabbed.

The jury of eight men and four women were shown CCTV of the three returning to the park and later running away from the scene - but cameras did not show the incident itself.

David Matthew, prosecuting, told the jury Makundi was walking down Fulbridge Road near to the park with a female friend when the incident started.

He said: “The person who was stabbed is 15-years-old and was with four or five friends kicking a ball about in Fulbridge Park. They were in what is described as the cage - a basketball court with a hard surface - when it happened.

“It started as two people - Mark Makundi and a 16-year-old female friend - were involved in an encounter with the 15-year-old.

“The girl said the 15-year-old was threatening Mr Makundi, saying ‘you shouldn’t be in this area of Peterborough - you are in the wrong post code.”

Mr Matthew said Makundi and the girl went to the 17-year-old’s flat in Peterborough - before returning to the park.